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Lord Murugan Statue (Tamil: ??????? ????; Bahasa Malaysia: Tugu Dewa Murugga) is the tallest statue of a Hindu deity in Malaysia and second tallest statue of a Hindu deity in the world, only second place to the Kailashnath Mahadev Statue in Nepal. It is also the tallest statue in Malaysia at 42.7 metres (140 ft) in height. It is located at the Sri Murugan Perumal Kovil at the foot of Batu Caves. It took 3 years of construction and unveiled in January 2006 during Thaipusam festival.
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Construction
- 2.5 Mil Ringgit Malaysia was spent to build this statue
- 350 tons of Steel bars, 1,550 cubic metres of Concrete, and 300 litres of gold paint used to build this statue
- 15 sculptors from India
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